chevy 350 problems

1972 CHEVROLET TRUCK
V8 • 2WD • MANUAL
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VANKEL20
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i recently rebuilt a chevy 350 and ive got it all together in the truck and when i go to crank it i spins over very slow and after a few seconds the battery cables smoke but ive replaced the cables and batteries and used multiple starters but it still does the same thing
Dec 18, 2010 at 11:22 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Did you check all the bearing oil clearances?

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 20, 2010 at 12:55 AM
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VANKEL20
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yea i did i got all new parts and plastiguaged every rod connection and they are all within specs. But I fixed the problem it was the battery cables they were old and had been sitting for a while and were corroded
Dec 20, 2010 at 1:10 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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OK, good to hear, thank you for using 2carpros.

mark (mhpautos)
Dec 20, 2010 at 1:23 AM
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